John Penrose

John Penrose MP
Official portrait, 2020
United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion
In office 11 December 2017 – 6 June 2022
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Eric Pickles
Succeeded by	Vacant
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office 16 November 2018 – 25 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Shailesh Vara
Succeeded by	Nick Hurd
Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution
In office 11 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sam Gyimah
Succeeded by	Chris Skidmore
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office 8 February 2014 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Karen Bradley
Succeeded by	Guy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tourism and Heritage
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Margaret Hodge
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Brian Cotter
Majority	17,128 (30.8%)
Personal details
Born	(1964-06-22) 22 June 1964 (age 59) Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Dido Harding, Baroness Harding ​ ​ (m. 1995)​
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge Columbia Business School
Website	www.johnpenrose.org

John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office from 2017 until 2022.^[1] He resigned on 6 June 2022 as the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion due to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal.^[2]

Penrose previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from 2010 to 2012 and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 2014 to 2016.^[3] He was Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019.^[4]